Runner



Sept. 24, 1940- E. c. GLEDHILL RUNNER Filed March'5, 1938 Patented Sept. 24, 1940 UNITED STATES,

RUNNER Edward 0. Gledhill, Galion, Ohio Application March 5, 1938, Serial No. 194,216 l Glaim. (01. 280-12) This invention relates to an improved runner which is more particularly adapted for use in conjunction with road shapers employing parallel runners such, for example, as the machine disclosed in Patent No. 2,021,660.

My invention seeks, as one of its principal objects, to provide a runner for road shapers which will embody runner sections and a frame connecting said sections, said sections being spaced to define an opening or arch between the sections so that material scraped by the scraper blade of the machine will pass to one side of the roadway and be placed in an even drift.

Another object of the invention is to provide a runner which will adapt a road shaper to which it is attached for highly eflicient service in the removal of snow and slush.

Another object of the invention is to provide a runner which may be readily detached from a road shaper and carried conveniently thereon when not in use.

As a further object, the invention seeks to provide a runner which will be of durable construction and by the use of which versatility of operation will be greatly increased.

Other and incidental objects of the invention will render themselves apparent during the course of the following description.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a sideelevation showing my improved runner as it would appear installed in operative position on a road shaper, the road shaper being shown in outline by broken lines.

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional View on the line 22 of Figure 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 3 is a vertical detail sectional view on the line 3--3 of Figure 1.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, like reference numerals: being applied to like parts throughout the description, the nu-, merals I and Zindicate the runner sections of my improved runner. The runner section I, which I shall designate as the forward runner section, is relatively short and is formed of a heavy steel channel member 3. Associated with the member 2 and bolted to its lower end portion or tread is a shoe 4. As will be seen in Figure 1 of the drawing, the portion 4 is held 1 in place by means of bolts 5 and is turned up at its opposite ends, as shown at 6 and I.

The runner section 2, which shall be designated as the rear runner section, is formed with a channel member 8 and a shoe 9, which shoe is bolts Ill.

secured, to the channel member by-means of As shown at H and I2, the shoe 9 of the rear runner section is provided with upturned ends which, like the ends 5 and I of the forward runner section l, allow the runner secseem, the bar l5 of the frame is connected 1* the channel portion 3 of. the forwardrunner section I, near its forward end, while the inclined bar 16 is connected to the channel portion 8 of the rear runner section 2, near its rear end. The frame includes a vertical bar I! which connects the upper end of the bar [6 and the rear end of the top bar 14, at their junction, with the channel member 8 of the rear section 2 near its forward end. Similarly, a vertical bar l8 connects the forward end of the upper bar l4 and the upper end of the inclined. forward bar l5 at their junction, with the channel, member 3near its rear end. I

The frame I3 includes an intermediate bar "19 which extends in parallel spaced relation to the top bar l4 and is connected to the bars [5 and I6 near their corresponding upper ends, and to the vertical bars I! and I8, also near their corresponding upper ends. The intermediate bar 19 is connected with the top bar l4, between the vertical bars I! and i8, by short reinforcing bars PATENT orr cs.

20 and 2|. At 22 is shown a rear vertical brace bar which connects the rear end portion of the channel member 3 of the forward runner section I witl1 the intermediate bar 19 near its midportion. A diagonally disposed brace 39 connects the upper end of the bar 22 with the lower end of the bar l8. At 23 and 24 are shown spaced vertically disposed posts which connect the forward end portion of the channel portion 8 of the rear runner section 2 with the intermediate bar I9. The posts 23 and 24 are adapted to have slidably mounted thereon blade raising and lowering mechanism shown generally at 25 but which does not form a part of this invention.

It is now desired to describe the installation and operation of my improved runner. It is first necessary, of course, to remove the runner which is ordinarily employed when the device is used as a road shaper. As shown in dotted lines at 26 in Figure 1 of the drawing, this runner may be mounted on the shaper to be carried thereby for use when needed. My improved runner is then blade and rearwardly of the machine.

installed on the machine in proper relation to the forward scraping blade employed. The raising and lowering mechanism for the blade is carried on the frame and is adjustably connected to the blade so that said blade will be raised and lowered as desired. Attention is directed to the fact that when using my improved runner, the front blade of the shaper is the only one em ployed and this blade is provided with an extension and an angle iron which will extend through the opening defined between the front and rear runner sections, said opening being indicated at 1 21. The machine is then started and when it has reached the location where it is desired to place it in operation, the frame I3 is lowered for engaging the runner sections I and 2 with the ground or the surface of snow or slush thereon. The scraper blade is then lowered and engaged with the surface to be cleaned or scraped. Snow and slush scraped from the surface of the ground will be passed along the blade and through the opening 21 to lie in a drift at the side of the road. It has been found desirable to provide an extension blade above the usual scraper blade and, in addition to this, a V-shaped blade at each end of the scraper blade has been added, so that the scraper will be effective for scraping a large amount of snow or slush from the road and pass ing it to one side thereof without danger of having quantities of snow or slush pass over the It is also desired to state that where there is a large amount of material on the side of the road, it is possible, with my new runner, to shift it over to the center of the road. This operation will leave a small shoulder between the road and the berm. It is then possible to reverse the direction of the machine for scraping off the berm, including the sod, when it will be laid directly on the edge of the slope so that the road will be properly drained and a smooth shoulder provided.

Instead of providing two regular runners and one of my improved runners with a machine, when sold, one regular runner and my improved runner only may be included with the machine,

as my improved runner will operate equally as well as a regular runner when the machine is being used for road shaping instead of the re moval of snow or slush. In this case, if it should be desired to do so, the opening 2'! may be closed by a suitable shoe or bar so that the runner sections I and 2 will be connected to form a single runner the equivalent of the regular runner 3|.

My improved runner, when attached to a road shaper will add great flexibility to the shaper so that it may be used for a number of different purposes. The runner may be quickly and easily installed on the machine and may be conveniently carried in inoperative position thereon when it is desired to use a conventional runner. It is believed the construction and operation of my improved runner will be clearly understood.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

A runner including a relatively short forward runner section and a relatively long rear runner section, shoes for the runner sections, said shoes having upturned end portions, said runner sections being disposed in longitudinal alinement and the forward end of the rear runner section 1 being disposed in close spaced relation to the rear end of the forward runner section, and a frame connecting the runner sections to each other and to a road machine, said frame comprising inclined forward and rear bars, said bars having their low- 7 er ends connected to the runner sections near their respective forward and rear ends, a top bar connecting the inclined forward and rear bars at their corresponding upper ends, an intermediate bar disposed in parallel spaced relation to the top i EDWARD C. GLEDHIILL. 

